Patients and clinical procedures 10 patients scheduled for open aortic valve surgery at our institution will be included into this prospective, observational study. The Human Ethics Committee of the University of Gothenburg, approved the study protocol. The day before surgery a lumbar puncture at level L3-4 will be performed using a 27G Whitacre needle. A sample of 2.5 ml of cerebrospinal fluid will be taken for analysis of S-100B, NSE, Tau and albumin.